We are an award winning music education agency & lead partner for the Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Music Education Hub. With a partnership network of schools, local music providers, National Portfolio Organisations & independent practitioners, our work enables children & young people to experience, develop, progress & perform through music & the wider arts …
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Conductive Music Bringing it all together
Posted on: 20th September 2019
SoundStorm is delighted to be partnering with Conductive Music for a brand new pilot project. Taking on the challenge of putting the ARTS into STEM subjects (and making STEAM) these international operators have been winning the hearts and minds of students across the country with their innovative programme. With a focus on creativity, their team blend coding and...
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Live & Inspired 2019/20
Posted on: 19th September 2019
After overwhelmingly positive feedback of last year, and more than 16,000 students participating, we’re delighted to announce a second year of our ‘Live and Inspired Tour’. As part of the 19/20 Music Education Hub Membership offer, your school can select ONE half-day in-school live music experience from the options below. Each of the three tours...
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News
Consultation on the new National Plan for Music Education
Posted on: 27th February 2020
The Government is currently running an online consultation about the future of Music Education in England. We would really encourage you to join the consultation, particularly if you value the work of SoundStorm and our Music Education Hub. If you want our service to continue, it’s important that the Government receives positive comments and feedback about music...
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Music Education Hub funding
Posted on: 20th September 2019
SoundStorm is a signatory on an open letter calling for continuation of music education hub funding published in The Times today, and on the IMS and Music Mark websites. Music education hub funding: letter to The Times 20 SEPTEMBER 2019 Sir, Thousands of jobs are at risk in the music education sector. The funding settlement...
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Events
Far Flung Collective
On the evening of Thursday 19 March 2020, SoundStorm is hosting a very special concert of contemporary folk music at Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, featuring 15 top contemporary folk musicians from across Scotland and England, in two separate ensembles. If you want to be transported musically to the Scottish Outer Hebrides – or...
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BandStorm 2020
We’re very excited to announce the details of BandStorm 2020. In partnership with Absolute Music, BAMM and for the first time Dorset Music Hub, we’re throwing open the doors to groups from right across the county.
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The children were really inspired to hear all the different compositions from the other schools; I know that it took a lot of organisation for an event of this magnitude to take place and I just wanted to say that it really was worth all the effort.
Christine Chambers, Head Teacher
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